Disposable hair net



Nov. 8, 1960 L. SCHOENEMAN 2,959,177

QISPOSABLE HAIR NET Filed May 13, 1957 000000000000) oo..- o0 00 United States Patent 6 2,959,177 DISPOSABLE HAIR NET Leonard Schoeneman, 4721 N. Keystone Ave., Chicago 30, Ill.

Filed May 13, 1957, Ser. No. 658,769

Claims. (Cl. 132-49) shield is placed over the forehead and ears, or cotton is placed in the ears. The patron is then seated under a drier for a half hour to an hour, depending upon the hair style. The drier blows hot air on the hair to dry it to the set given by the hairdresser. It is, therefore, important that the hair net hold the hair firmly in place,

and yet have the requisite porosity to permit drying. It

is also important that the patrons ears, forehead, and neck be protected from the hot blast. Further,' the nets must be kept sanitary.

Sanitation is the basic object of the present invention. The invention provides the beautician with a hair net which is disposable, while being inexpensive and easy to use. 4

A further object of the invention is to provide the beautician with a hair net which may be readily adapted to the full range of head sizes and coiifures. In addition, the invention looks to reducing the time of the beautician in placing the hair net on the patron.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a disposable hair net which is easy to store and dispense for use.

Another significant object of the invention is to furnish a disposable hair net with integral shielding to protect the patrons ears, neck and forehead.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent as the following description of an illustrative embodiment of the invention proceeds, taken in conjunction with the illustrative drawings in which:

Fig. l is a prospective view of a female beauty parlor patron on which a hair net illustrative of the invention has been placed prior to the use of a drier.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the two elements employed to fashion the hair net illustrating the major and minor axes of its elliptical configuration.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a completed hair net illustrating exemplary porosity and fastening techniques.

Fig. 4 is a front partialy diagrammatic view showing in conjunction with Figs. 5 and 6, how the subject hair net is placed over the head.

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic front elevation illustrating how the forward portion of the hair net is folded to conform the net to the shape of the head.

Fig. 6 is a top diagrammatic View illustrating the hair net after it is folded in place to conform to the head.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged partial broken view illustrating the front fold in the hair net and a method for securing the fold in place.

In its broadest aspect, the subject hair net is designed ice two elliptical halves are joined along their periphery from one end of the major axis of each elliptical half to the other end. Sufiicient porosity is provided in the upper portion of the hair net to permit the hot blowing air to dry the hair, while the lower portion of each elliptical half remains as a crescent-shaped shield to protect the ears, neck, and forehead. A pair of folds 11, 12 in the forward portion to the left and right of the seam line permit a flexible conformation to the head contour.

With the foregoing general features of the construction in mind, the following details of the hair net 10 will be more fully appreciated. The inherent inexpensive nature of the construction suggests itself as the manufacturing steps are considered. First, a blank of a material such as discussed above is cut into the form of an ellipse as illustrated in Fig. 2. The major axis 14 of the ellipse should approximate fifteen inches and the minor axis 15 of the elliptical blank 16 should approximate eleven inches. Although variations from these dimensions are contemplated, best results have been observed when the ratio of the major axis 14 to the minor axis 15 approximates the range between 5:4 and 6:4. Two blanks of the character shown in Fig. 2 are required for each hair net. The two blanks are then juxtapositioned with a glue strip 18 extending from the rear portion of the major axis 19 to the forward portion of the major axis 20 around the crown of the head. While slight variations are permissible in the length of the glue strip 18, best results have been observed when the length of the glue strip approximates one-half the periphery of the hair net, it being possible to shift the ends of the glue strip in either direction to a limited extent.

To provide the necessary porosity in the hair net required by the drying cycle, a plurality of perforations 21 are punched in the upper portion of the hair net. This leaves a generally crescent-shaped shield portion 22 below the pores of the hair net. A variety of pore locations and sizes is possible, but it is most desirable to achieve the maximum of porosity commensurate with the strength requirements in the use of the hair net. Excellent results have been achieved when one-quarter inch perforations have been employed with a spacing of onehalf inch, both horizontally and vertically.

As shown in Fig. 3, the perforations extend somewhat below the level of the major axis 14 of each elliptical half, thereby extending the porous portion of the hair net over the major portion of its projected area.

Because of the generally elliptical shape of the hair net 10, it can be conveniently folded at its forward portion in order to accommodate various head sizes and coiffures. The sequential operation is indicated diagrammatically in Figs. 4 through 6. There it will be seen that the hair net 10 is first placed over the head 24 until it firmly covers the hair. Then a fold 25 is'made on each side of the forward portion of the hair net extending generally forward and downwardly from the intersection of the major and minor axes as indicated in Fig. 2. The fold is pinched outwardly by the operator until the hair net closely conforms to the users head shape. Then the pinched portions 11 and 12 are carried forwardly as flaps overlapping the forehead portion of the net as indicated in Fig. 5. As viewed in Fig. 6, a single fold on each side of the head completes the adaptation of the hair net to the particular user. The configuration of the subject hair net is such that the crescent-shaped protective portion 22 covers the ears as illustrated in Fig. 1. This eliminates the normal requirement for placing cotton in the ears or otherwise shielding the ears of the patron from the hot blast of the drier 26. In addition, the rear portion of the hair net protects the nape of the neck, and the folds 11 and 12 serve to additionally shield the forehead.

To hold the hair net in place after it has been conformed to the individual head and coifiure size, a spot of water-sensitive glue 28 maybe applied to the forward flap portion of the net. As the operator normally works with moist hands, it is then quite easy for him to moisten the glue spot 28 and then hold it firmly in place until the flaps 11, 12 become a permanent portion of the hair net. If need be, a hairpin 29 may be employed to hold the glue spot 28 until it sets, as shown in Fig. 7. In accordance with manufacturing and use requirements, it may prove desirable to eliminate the glue spot 28 and merely use the hairpin 29 to fix the fiaps 11, 12. Other expedients are, of course, available to hold the flaps 11, 12 in place. For example, a pressure sensitive cement spot could be employed, or cellulose tape, or other types of tapes be used to secure the flaps in place.

After the net 10 has been secured to the patrons head, in an operation which takes perhaps 30 seconds, the crescent-shaped shield portion 22 guards the face, neck, ears and forehead from the drier. In actual practice, with a net which approximates 11" x 15" on its respective minor and major axes, the shield portion 22 will ex tend approximately two inches below the bottom rim of the drier. Approximately of the surface area of the .net 16 contains the perforations 21.

After the patron has been under the drier for the requisite period of time dictated by the particular hair style and treatment given, the net may be removed by slipping off the head, or if need be, by tearing along the minor axis. In the event that hairpins or other fixtures should become snarled in the net 10, no appreciable time is wasted in unsnarling as the net is disposable. Naturally, if the operator immediately disposes of the net in the presence of the patron, she will immediately grasp the full significance of the complete sanitation effected by employing a disposable hair net'of the character contemplated by the present invention. In addition, the operators productivity as well as that of the shop isimproved by eliminating storage of string nets, Washing, and otherwise caring for hair nets which are intended for reuse.

Although particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in full here, there is no intention to thereby limit the invention to the details of such embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative embodimens, usages, and equivalents, of the disposable hair net as fall within the spirit and scope of the invention, specification, and appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A disposable hair net comprising, in combination, a

pair of elliptical sides of flat sheet material, a seam joining the elliptical sides along the perimeter connecting the ends of the major axes of the elliptical sides, a plurality of perforations covering the major portion of each elliptical side defining crescent-shaped shield portions on the lower portion of each side, and means for securing a folded portion of the net adjacent the coincidence of the major axes to adjust the net to the coiffure and head size of the user.

2. A disposable hair net comprising, in combination, a pair of elliptical sides of flat sheet material each having a major and a minor axis, the ratio of the major to minor axes of the elliptical halves being in the range between 5:4 and 6:4, a seam joining the elliptical sides along half of the perimeter connecting the ends of the major axes of the elliptical sides, a plurality of perforations covering the major portion of each elliptical side defining crescentshaped shield portions on the lower half of the major axes, the perforations being less than 50% of the perforate area and means for securing a folded portion of the net adjacent the coincidence of the major axes to adjust the net to the coiffure and head size of the user.

3. A disposable hair net of the character defined in claim 2 above, in which the elliptical minor axis is eleven inches and the major axis is fifteen inches.

4. A disposable hair net comprising, in combination, a pair of elliptical sides of flat sheet material each having a major and a minor axis, the ratio of the major to minor axes of the elliptical halves being in the range between 5:4 and 6:4, a seam joining the elliptical sides along the perimeter connecting the ends of the major axes of the elliptical sides, a plurality of perforations covering the major portion of each elliptical side defining crescentshaped shield portions on the lower half of each side below the major axes, and means for securing folds in each side portion of the net adjacent the coincidence of the major axes to adjust the net to the coifiure and head size of the user.

5. A disposable hair net comprising, in combination, a pair of elliptical sides formed from fiat sheet material, a single seam joining the upper edge of the sides along the perimeter between the ends of the major axis of each of the elliptical sides, perforations covering at least the upper half of both elliptical sides whereby dryer air may enter to dry the hair of the user, a crescent-shaped lower imperforate portion of each side to shield the ears and neck of the user, and means at the forward portion of the net adjacent one end of the major axis for securing a folded portion of the front of the crescent-shaped shield whereby the net is adjusted to the coiffure and head size of the user.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,659,425 Blumenthal Feb. 14, 1928 1,968,697 McComb July 31, 1934 2,124,131 Ault July 19, 1938 2,739,602 Herschensohn Mar. 27, 1956 

